Barn Fire Kills 6 Event Horses in USA

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Absolutely awful :( Thoughts with Boyd & those connected with the horses :(

West Grove, PA - May 31, 2011 -At 12:30am this morning, a barn fire of unknown cause tragically destroyed Boyd Martin's barn at True Prospect Farm. Eleven horses were in the barn at the time. Lillian Heard, Caitlin Silliman, and Ryan Wood were able to evacuate five horses. Four horses are currently in treatment at The University of Pennsylvania-New Bolten Center; they are: Neville Bardos, Otis Barbotiere, Catch a Star, and Ambassador's Rose. Lillian, Caitlin, and Ryan were treated and released from Jennersville Hospital. Tragically six horses perished in the fire.

The PRO wishes to extend our deepest condolences to all those connected to Call Me Ollie, Charla, Ariel, Phantom Pursuit, Cagney Herself, and Summer Breeze. Our thoughts and prayers are with Boyd and his team at this time. All other horses have been relocated to area barns. Further information on how you can help Boyd will be released shortly.
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Link to full story as well as photos of the horses competing who sadly died http://useventing.com/competitions.php?id=2815
 
Agreed - absolutely awful!! Another barn fire in America. When are they going to re-design the flipping things? How many more horses and other animals must die before this happens? My condolences to those connected with the horses.

Rest peacefully poor horses. :(
 
Over2You said:
Agreed - absolutely awful!! Another barn fire in America. When are they going to re-design the flipping things? How many more horses and other animals must die before this happens? My condolences to those connected with the horses.

Rest peacefully poor horses. :(
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I had not heard of this happening before - what makes them dangerous in your opinion? I can't word that any more nicely without sounding prickly so I will explain myself!. I am interested as both my horses are kept in a barn (my choice). Ours was purpose built so there are 2 full size doors (i.e the entire entrance and exit) on each end and to me that, looked pretty safe and I liked a: the extra ventilation and b: as an owner down in the dark in the winter, really appreciated the extra cover and light.
 
Luci07 said:
I had not heard of this happening before - what makes them dangerous in your opinion? I can't word that any more nicely without sounding prickly so I will explain myself!. I am interested as both my horses are kept in a barn (my choice). Ours was purpose built so there are 2 full size doors (i.e the entire entrance and exit) on each end and to me that, looked pretty safe and I liked a: the extra ventilation and b: as an owner down in the dark in the winter, really appreciated the extra cover and light.
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To me, barns are a lot more fragile than concrete stable blocks. The fact they are almost always made of wood makes them too flammable as well. Personally, I would never keep my horse in one. A solid stable wins for me every time. If people are going to keep their animals in a barn, they should make sure it is constructed of steel.

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Over2You said:
To me, barns are a lot more fragile than concrete stable blocks. The fact they are almost always made of wood makes them too flammable as well. Personally, I would never keep my horse in one. A solid stable wins for me every time. If people are going to keep their animals in a barn, they should make sure it is constructed of steel.

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Makes sense. Glad to say ours is brick and steel construction not wood..
 
There's no such thing as a fireproof barn. Even stable blocks or steel buildings have hay, bedding, blankets, cobwebs, etc that could contribute to a big fire if one were to break out somehow.
 
jroz said:
There's no such thing as a fireproof barn. Even stable blocks or steel buildings have hay, bedding, blankets, cobwebs, etc that could contribute to a big fire if one were to break out somehow.
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Agreed. Our yard has various fire extingushers around the yard and it is checked over as well. Speaking as someone whose kitchen - literally - went up in flames in a matter of minutes (8), I can unfortunately testify that horse rugs are INCREDIBLY inflammable. My fault and all done and dusted but the under rugs went up as though petrol had been poured on them.
 
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